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Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, has openly questioned whether the GOP deserves to keep the House majority, lamenting the lack of accomplishments this Congress. He’s not alone.

When Congress began the new year, Rep. Andy Biggs gave a television interview and made a startling confession: House Republicans have done nothing they can run on.

“We have nothing. In my opinion, we have nothing to go out there and campaign on,” the Arizona Republican said on the conservative network Newsmax. “It’s embarrassing.”

Anchor Chris Salcedo responded with a bemused chuckle. “I know,” he said. “The Republican Party in the Congress majority has zero accomplishments.”

The exchange captured a dynamic that looms over Republican lawmakers heading into the 2024 election: They’ve passed little substantive legislation since winning the majority in 2022 and struggled to do the basics of governing with a Democratic-led Senate. Their first year was instead marked by fractiousness and chaos, complicating the party’s pitch to voters this fall. The challenge is accentuated by likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump making “retribution” against his enemies, rather than shared policy goals, the centerpiece of his comeback bid as he continues to spread fabricated claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago

Don't be upset, Republicans. You also have no positive achievements in the 40 years leading up to 2024 as well.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Fuckin Embarrassing

[–] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Don't feel bad champ, you held the second most votes for Speaker of the House, that's almost a record, you took the most basic part of your job, something that has been done 129 times, and only taken more than 1 vote 16 times (once since the civil war) and turned it into an international embarrassment, twice, in January it took 15 rounds to select McCarthy, then 10 months into the 2 year term you did it again!

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Republicans ~~worry they~~ have no achievements to run on in 2024, and their voters don't give a fuck

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago

Holy shit that's brutal... And also disgusting.

[–] Tarkcanis@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Odd, they never cared before.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

...wait, Republicans are capable of feeling embarrassment??

Poor fellers must be absolutely miserable.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

I thought that was their thing.

[–] mateomaui@reddthat.com 4 points 10 months ago

Same people touting Trump’s policies that barely any of them can actually describe.

[–] Ersatz86@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Do they though, really?

Insert thorshrugging.jpg

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Well that tracks considering the #GOP is a national embarrassment.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago

Would the electorate even notice I’d they said they didn’t?

[–] the_q@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Have they ever? I guess the could brag that they're literally the anchor holding this country back. "Look at us! We're cancer!" - Republicans

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